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Another reason why the teeth may look shorter and have that aged appearance is due wear of the teeth. The incisal edges are worn flat and covered more by the upper lip. There are a number of ways to deal with this but the best by far is to prevent the wear from occuring to such an extent.

Improving the position of the upper lip is tough (medical procedure are available) but dentistry can do an awful lot to make aged teeth look younger.

We will dicuss treatment approaches next...